American Space Museum plans out-of-this-world auction, June 25

Apollo 11 crew-signed Type 2 insurance cover from the personal collection of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, est. $6,500-$9,500
Apollo 11 crew-signed Type 2 insurance cover from the personal collection of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, est. $6,500-$9,500
Apollo 11 crew-signed Type 2 insurance cover from the personal collection of Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, est. $6,500-$9,500

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – American Space Museum (ASM) will present its Summer 2022 Space Memorabilia Auction, containing more than 400 lots, on Saturday, June 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Hindman’s June 3 Wildlife Experience benefit sale a roaring success

Simon Combes, ‘Tension at Dawn,’ $100,000
Simon Combes, ‘Tension at Dawn,’ $100,000
Simon Combes, ‘Tension at Dawn,’ $100,000

DENVER – Hindman’s June 3 Wildlife Experience Collection auction was a white-glove sale with proceeds benefiting the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. This uniquely expansive collection of 109 works came from the former Wildlife Experience Museum, which had the mission of inspiring a new generation of conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts by bringing visitors closer to wildlife and fostering the desire to experience the outdoors through its collection of fine art. Paintings by Simon Combes, John Banovich, Robert Bateman and Daniel Smith, as well as monumental bronzes by Kenneth Bunn, Veryl Goodnight, Kent Ullberg and Gerald Balciar saw especially strong results.

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Jasper52 fills your library with rare, lavishly bound books, June 22

Miniature portrait on ivory of Oliver Goldsmith from a lavishly-bound 1831 biography of the man, est. $2,000-$2,500
Miniature portrait on ivory of Oliver Goldsmith from a lavishly-bound 1831 biography of the man, est. $2,000-$2,500
Miniature portrait of Oliver Goldsmith from a lavishly bound 1831 biography of the man, est. $2,000-$2,500

NEW YORK – The fight for top lot status will be keen and fierce in Jasper52’s 15th-19th Century Antique Books Collection sale, which will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at 7 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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